Detroit College of Llaw at Michigan State University Elects new Board Officers

East Lansing, Michigan. - The Board of Trustees of the
Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University has elected
the Honorable Richard F. Suhrheinrich as president and chairman.
He will replace outgoing president George N. Bashara, Jr.

Suhrheinrich currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals
for the Sixth Circuit. He was appointed to this position in 1990
by President George Bush. Before that he served as a United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan after being
appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. He graduated from
the Detroit College of Law in 1963 and was senior class president.

He will serve a one-year term that can be extended yearly for
five years at the pleasure of the board.

"I am looking forward to working with my colleagues on the
DCL/MSU board as we pursue our mission of providing students with
a practical legal education that meets the needs of a complex
and fast-paced society," said Suhrheinrich.

Suhrheinrich, who has served on the board since 1985, has been
closely involved with several significant DCL/MSU projects in
the last year, including the dedication of the new Law College
Building on the campus of Michigan State University (an event
that featured former president Gerald R. Ford), the creation of
the college’s first endowed chair (The Frank J. Kelley Endowed
Chair in Ethics), and the unveiling of a State Bar of Michigan
legal milestone plaque.